LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Guided Missile Destroyer U.S.S. Sellers (1)
Eleven rescued ON THE MORNING OF Monday, November 1, 1976, the uss Sellers, a guided missile destroyer, arrived in Jersey waters to pay a courtesy visit. It was originally intended that she should anchor in St Aubin's Bay but as the wind...
The S.S. King David
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—At 11.56 on the morning of the 17th of Decem- ber, 1957, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a man had fallen down a hold on board the S.S.
King David, of London, and had broken both legs...
The S.S. Essex Lance (1)
MARCH 13TH - 16TH. - CROMER, AND GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. At about 2.35 P.M. information came to Cromer from the coastguard that a vessel, which seemed to be sinking, was about two and a half miles N.W. of Cromer, and was being...
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Visited the R.N.L.I. Headquarters In London on 11th April, 1967
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, visited the R.N.L.I.
headquarters in London on 11th April, 1967, and was escorted round the various departments by the Chairman of the Institution, Capt. the Hon. V. M.Wyndham- Quin, R. N.,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Admiralty Dredger St. Giles
Scarborough, Yorkshire. At eight o'clock on the morning of the llth of August, 1959, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the Ad- miralty dredger St. Giles was bound for Scarborough with a seriously injured man on board...
The Motor Coble Premier
MAY 5TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. At daybreak the motor coble Premier went out to attend to her crab pots.
As the wind and sea were rising the life-boat crew assembled. By early afternoon a strong north-easterly wind was...
Passing the Baton On: George Davidson
Passing the baton on: George Davidson, DSM BEM (I) has recently retired after almost 34 years service as coxswain and coxswain/ mechanic of Kirkcudbright lifeboat. With him and his wife Ola are Joseph Sassoon (r), who has taken over as... - View image in PDF
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Awards Presented at the Royal Festival Hall
Since the last Annual Presentation of Awards Meeting the Committee of Management has awarded ten Bars to the Gold Badge and forty-eight Gold Badges.
BAR TO THE GOLD BADGE Mrs Margaret Driscoll Burnmouth Branch: Honorary...
Category: Awards
How to Act In Cases of Drowning
IN " Abstract of an Investigation into Asphyxia," just published and presented to the Royal Humane Society .by Dr. MAE- SHALL HALL, opens quite a new view of the way in which suffocation from drowning or other causes should be...
Category: Articles
Chris Clements the Windsurfer National Champion
Chris Clements, the windsurfer national champion, won all three races in an open meeting at Alexandra Yacht Club, Southend, on September 13. Clifton Worry, who organised the event, is also a crew member of Southend lifeboat and with nearly... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs